“For our communities to be safe from fascism, our streets must be unsafe for fascists” Spotted on a Bristol street sign, in advance of a planned far-right protest.

Courtesy of Radical Graffiti (@RadicalGraffiti@todon.eu)

https://todon.eu/@RadicalGraffiti/112923951012946615

  • jerkface@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    Fascists – the ones you might meet on the street – are scared, broken people who need help and love. They are looking for control over a future that makes them feel powerless and meaningless. Fascism is a symptom. You can kill fascists for a month but if you don’t address the causes there will always be more.

    That doesn’t mean to tolerate fascism or fascists. But the rhetoric of hatred and violence is counterproductive.

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      3 months ago

      It’s no accident that fascism is increasing as the wealth gap is increasing, and more and more people are being pushed from the middle class and into poverty.

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        3 months ago

        There is the ruling class, the working class whose labour contributes to the ruling class’s wealth, and the criminal class whose labour does not.